Just throwing this out there

[stealth finger]

Originally Posted by InfiniteStates

They're incredibly unstable though apparently - my dad used to fly one.

well what is it? a big triangle with jets on the back, a space in the middle for bombs and a verticle to keep it from spinning lol

your dad flew em? cool

[Wissam24]

Awesome, they're fantastic planes. I hope to go to an airshow where it'll be flying at some point next year.

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by stealth finger

your dad flew em? cool

Yeah he was on standby for the Falklands, but never flew out there.

However, my brother's god-father flew chinooks at the time and was co-pilot taking a special forces team through the mountains at low altitude. But because there's no visual reference for scale, they all just watched this mountain in front of them getting closer. Then they flew straight into it as they had no idea how close it was.

The pilot was killed and my dad's friend was seriously injured, including losing a leg. The only reason they survived is because the guys in the back were obviously trained in surviving in extreme conditions.

It was harsh at the time, but he can laugh about it now. We were in Cyprus recently for my bro's wedding, and we joked he could put tomato ketchup on his stump and come hopping out of the sea yelling "shark!". But then we thought that permanently traumatising little children for lols probably wasn't a great idea

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Originally Posted by InfiniteStates

We were in Cyprus recently for my bro's wedding,

BC?

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by xX-SiLeNcE-Xx

BC?

Or this Cyprus?

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Or this Cyprus?

LOL, yup that's probably it. I don't know of any other Cyprus's other than the mountain we have here. XD

[Wissam24]

Surely there's only one Cyprus?

[Roboslob]

If you want a plane with a gun, you should check out the A-10, that thing means business.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Wissam24

Surely there's only one Cyprus?

Well there's Cyprus the Island, Cyprus Hill the band, Cyprus trees, and somewhere in BC called Cyprus.

@ Roboslob: Dude, what are you doing with my backyard gatling gun? Also, where did you get the keys to my Bug! Are you trying to get me arrested by the CIA. I was trying to ship that over to Russia, so we Soviet's could take it and of course make it 10x better.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

=O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2tGWkljwZ8